Andrew65

The way things are in Thailand. 'The Elite', government, business etc can gorge on tax/public money. For very many ordinary Thais it's a 'self-sufficiency economy', in other words, they're on their own.

I don't believe that Thailand has ever executed a farang.

She's been on overstay since about 11 years before her husband died. So I don't really have any sympathy. Over many years, many of us go to lots of time, trouble and expense to keep our visas up to date, why couldn't she?

I visited Yangon for 5 days, 21 years ago. I thought of it then as "The best kept secret in Asia".

If you're talking regular prices, there are many things that are cheaper in the UK than in Thailand. An old friend who lived in Hong Kong for 20 years said that the "less customers - higher prices" thing is a south-east Asian mentality, not just Thailand.

You may remember the Reset protests some years ago where an Indian guy was lucky not to be deported when he got involved in protests. These things are best stayed away from if you're not a Thai.

If you're over 70 you can use the immigration fast -track at the airport.

From a UK perspective, the one thing that will be putting people off is rules changes after travelling. This has already happened once with the UK for travelers to Spain. Thailand being harder and more expensive to return from in such circumstances.

From a UK perspective, the one thing that will be putting people off is rules changes after travelling. This has already happened once with the UK for travelers to Spain. Thailand being harder and more expensive to return from in such circumstances.

I'm 6 ft tall, the most common problem in Thailand, shower heads mounted at or just above shoulder height????

Sounds like some of the things that Roger Crutchley might have commented on over the years!????

I think a lot of expats in Thailand can't really afford to live there, especially if they get hit with a big medical bill or such like. I left Thailand 3 years ago after 20 years of living there, long before a lack of money could become an issue.

"...he must of not care a dam of what would happen to her...". Maybe it's just that he didn't have much?

They were obviously black Americans then. You will notice that I wrote 'Nigerians', they were black Africans, could be from Ghana, Cameroon etc.

I was getting a visa in the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh many years ago, probably 75% of the other applicants were 'Nigerians'.

"...Look at Israel (or Malta, or UAE etc.)" Israel population = 9 million UAE - 9.7 million Malta - 502,663 Thailand population = 69.63 million That makes quite a difference.